Clinus musaicus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Blennioidei
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Ovalentaria Superordo: Blenniimorphae Ordo: Blenniiformes Subordo: Blennioidei

Familia: Clinidae
Genus: Clinus
Species: Clinus musaicus

Name

Clinus musaicus Holleman, von der Heyden & Zsilavecz, 2012

Holotype: SAIAB 96616. Paratypes: SAIAB 96614 (1), 96613 (1), 96615 (1); SAM MB-F037962 (1).

Type locality: South Africa, Windmill, near Simonstown, 34°12.025′S, 18°27.390′E [1], sandy plain with rubble and shell fragments.

Etymology: The specific name musaicus is the Latin for 'mosaic', it is given for the colour pattern of the species, the reticulations of which are reminiscent of mosaics.

References

Holleman, W., von der Heyden, S. & Zsilavecz, G. 2012. Delineating the fishes of the Clinus superciliosus species complex in southern African waters (Blennioidei: Clinidae: Clinini), with the validation of Clinus arborescens Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908 and Clinus ornatus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908, and with descriptions of two new species. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 166(4): 827–853. Reference page.